Environment
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Shipping titans embark on voyage to decarbonise shipping
At the Global Maritime Forum in Hong Kong today 34 CEOs from some of the largest shipping organisations in the…
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Newport takes scrubber gamble with up to 200 units ordered
Ship repair coordinator Newport Shipping Group has made a clever move ahead og the global sulphur cap, purchasing 100 scrubbers…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Sulphur cap like playing poker blind with half the cards
“Playing poker blind with half the cards,” was how moderator Thomas Söderberg, the founder of Tribini Capital, introduced the choices…
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Survey claims owners have left it too late to get scrubbers installed in time for the start of the sulphur cap
Owners have now left it too late to get scrubbers installed in time for the start of the global sulphur…
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No cap backtracking, IMO stresses as calls for leniency grow
With an assortment of influential shipping bodies and registers calling for leniency in the first months of applying the global…
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IMO 2020: Who will get the bill?
Andy Lane from CTI Consultancy reflects on how liners ought to charge for the sulphur cap. That shirt you’re wearing…
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MSC and CMA CGM follow Maersk’s lead in readying sulphur cap surcharges
Having let Maersk take the brunt of shippers’ ire for the past week, the world’s second and third largest container…
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Europe has the capacity to recycle all EU-flagged ships
Europe has more than adequate capacity to recycle EU-flagged ships, according to new analysis from the International Ship Recycling Association…
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Case made for biofuels as shipping’s transition fuel
The shipping industry still needs plenty of persuading to see the merits of biofuels, despite the news carried on Splash…
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Baffled by Maersk’s BAF
David Macleod from Hong Kong freight management and consultancy HoldFast Pacific chips in with his own thoughts on this week’s…
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Open-loop scrubbers face China ban
Adding another wrinkle into the 2020 sulphur cap compliance picture, China is contemplating banning open-loop scrubbers from operating in the…
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ING takes pioneering green path to ship lending
Dutch bank ING will now gear up its lending to shipping towards greener offerings. ING’s landmark decision is with a…
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Maersk accused of blatant profiteering from its sulphur cap surcharge
The crescendo of shipper criticism aimed at Maersk for its sulphur cap surcharge, announced on Monday, continues to reverberate. Maersk…
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Greenland government backs Arctic HFO ban
Greenland’s Naalakkersuisut (government) has publically backed an International Maritime Organization ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil…
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Maersk to change fuel adjustment surcharge ahead of the sulphur cap
As it seeks to improve its bottom line Maersk Line has announced a new Bunker Adjustment Factor surcharge, which it…
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Scrubbers are a good investment: DNB
Norway’s DNB Markets has published an in-depth report on scrubber uptake across the shipping industry and is forecasting the technology…
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Norwegian diabetes pharmaceutical company aims to profit from the global sulphur cap
The global sulphur cap might be a bitter pill for many shipowners to swallow, but a new subsidiary of a…
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Maersk has change of heart on scrubbers
In a significant volte-face Maersk has decided to install scrubbers on some of its boxships ahead of the January 1,…
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Who is ready for an Arctic ban on HFO?
Dave Walsh from the Clean Arctic Alliance looks at the fuel mix of the various ships transiting Arctic waters this…
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Norway champions zero-carbon trade
At the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco yesterday Norway set out plans to push the world towards zero…
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